Markets: Write yourself some extra cash
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets
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Paperback Writer has a great post today listing some writing opportunities.
That reminded me that I haven’t done a market post in a while, so here’s some tips and market information that you might find helpful. With the holidays approaching and higher gas and food prices, earning a few bucks from your writing sounds pretty good, huh?
- Don’t forget about online sites like Constant Content or Associated Content. Neither will make you rich, but they can be a good way to build a portfolio.
- Online freelancing sites like elance, guru, getafreelancer are options if you’re willing to take the time to join, put together a portfolio, bid, etc. Be careful not to get caught up in the process and underbid yourself.
- Many large blogs that focus on freelancing or blogging also have job boards. Freelance Switch and Problogger are two to check out.
- Ralan.com is a fantastic resource for where to sell and publish your stories.
- StoryPilot is a good resource for fantasy, science fiction and horror writers. There’s a search feature that lets you narrow down by many factors: genre, writer’s experience, pay, length, etc.
- Duotrope is another search site for markets, but it includes most genres, not just the few that StoryPilot does.
- Writer’s Market is a for-pay site that provides market listings and tools to track your submissions.
- If you have a Christmas story or article, then you’d better get it out now. It may already be too late for many markets.
- Now is a good time to think about Valentine’s Day stories or articles.
- Writers Weekly is a good place for market listings. They also offer something many sites don’t — a listing of markets that are a little questionable and to be avoided.
- Literary Markets offers some listings for both online and paper publications. Unfortunately, the site is a bit out of date, but it’s still useful.
Further Reading
- Short Story Markets
- How working for free can make you money
- Expose Yourself
- Two Great Market Resources
- Where to sell your writing
